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The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 Volleyball Men's World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, were the three volleyball tournaments contested by 24 men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top two teams in each pool earned a place in ...
The World Cup was created in 1965 with the purpose of partially filling the gap between the two most important volleyball tournaments, the Olympic Games and the World Championship, which take place in alternating four-year cycles. The establishment of a third international competition would leave only one in every four years with no major events.
Since volleyball was to be added to the Olympic Program in 1964, the 4-cycles were advanced in 2 years after the fourth edition (1960), so that the World Championship may alternate with the Summer Olympic Games. As of 1970, teams from Africa also took part in the competition, and the original goal of having members from all five continental ...
The 2026 World Cup schedule, or at least its foundational “shell,” has arrived. FIFA revealed key details, locations and dates on Sunday. The 16 North American cities and stadiums selected to ...
FIFA unveiled the location for every 2026 World Cup game, including the final and opener, on Sunday. The entire tournament will be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The 14 World Cup tournaments have been won by six different national teams. China have won five times. The other World Cup winners are Cuba, with four titles; Italy, with two titles; Japan and Russia (as Soviet Union) with one title each. This tournament should not be confused with the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Major League Volleyball (MLV) is a planned women's professional indoor volleyball league in the United States, owned by MLV Holdings. Formed from the secession of the Omaha Supernovas from the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) following a conflict over the league's ownership, the MLV plans to commence play with ten teams in January 2026.
Anticipation for the 2026 World Cup is building as FIFA announced the match schedule and locations for soccer's most prestigious event.